[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Buddhist Literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha) › [Taishō Tripiṭaka (Chinese Buddhist canon)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho) › [廣弘明集](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2103) › 11.55 # 廣弘明集 11.55 廣弘明集 11.55 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [11.55](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2103.11.55) 對曰。夫理貴深據。言資實錄。何故庖犧獨治不及子孫。堯舜二君位居五帝。堯則翼善傳聖。舜亦仁盛聖明。如尚書二典論。其化民治道功業最高。民無能名則天之明君也。堯又廢兄自立。其子丹朱不肖。舜父頑母嚚。並止一身不能及嗣。爾時無佛。何不世世相傳遽早磨滅。 > We reply: Principles value profound evidence, and words rely on veritable records. Why is it that Baoxi alone reigned without it reaching his descendants? The two lords Yao and Shun held their rank among the Five Thearchs: Yao supported goodness and transmitted the throne to a sage, and Shun was also abundant in benevolence, sagacious and enlightened. As discussed in the "Two Canons" of the Shangshu, their transformation of the people and governance of the Way were achievements of the highest order; they were enlightened lords of whom the people could give no name, matching Heaven itself. Yet Yao deposed his elder brother to set himself up, and his son Danzhu was unworthy. Shun's father was stubborn and his mother deceitful; in both cases it was limited to a single person and could not reach their heirs. At that time there was no Buddha; why were their thrones not transmitted generation after generation, but vanished so quickly and prematurely? > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 11.54](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2103.11.54) - [Next: 11.56](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2103.11.56) - [Up: 11](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2103.11) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2103~en-mt.11.55) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2103.11.55](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2103.11.55) · Pramāṇa